Vanity box



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'VANITY BOX Filed Feb. 'l2 1923 VENTOR Carli/Z@ Q Pra'n di@ lil .iti

Patented nlune 26, 1923.

` man CARLYLE C. PRINDLE, OF DOUGLASTON, NEW YORK.

VANITY Box.

Application led February 12, 1923. Serial No. 618,479.

To ad whom z' may concern.:

Be it known that I, CARLYLE C. PRINDLE, a citizen of the United Sta-tes, and a resident of Douglaston, Long Island, in the` county of Queens and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Vanity Box, of which the following-'is a full, clear, and exact description.

Among the principal objects which the present invention has in View are: to provide an article of the character mentioned with means for carrying loose face powder; to prevent the escape or leaking of the powder from the container; to promote neatness within the box by preventing the powder over-riding the edges of the well provided therefor;` tofacilitate re-loading ory recharging of the box with powder; to provide means for assisting in theremoval of the pad; and to secure neatness and elegance of construction.

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Figure 1 is a perspective view of a vanity box constructed and arranged in accordance with the present invention,- the vlid of the box being open and the powder puff partially removed .from the box.

Figure 2 is a section taken diagonally of the box and as on theline 2 in Fig. l, theA Description.

Ilcretofore, vanityfboxes have been provided with face powder pressed to form cakes of somewhat solid character from which the powder has been wiped by means of a suitable pad to be thereafter put upon the face of the `one using the box. Various disadvantages have arisen in the use of these compacts, one disadvantage being that the certain desired face powders have not been put up in this form. Another disadvantage has been that manufacturers of certain liliesv of face powders have so shaped their cpmpacts and containers therefor as to compel the use of the product of the proprietary manufacturer'.

rl`he advantages incident to the use of loose powder are well known, the single disadvantage being that where a box that is to be carried with the person is employed, vconstant danger of the powder being emptied from the box or of spilling while being used. This in the present invention' is avoided.

Referring to the drawings it will be seen that the numeral 10 indicates a box body. The body 10 in conjunction with an openccntered top 11 forms a chamber for hold- 70 ing the loose powder 12. As shown, the top 1l is'preferably held within agroove formed by an outwardly projecting ridge 13 formed in an insert, the upper portion of which forms a. guide flange 14 for the cover' 15.

The top 11 is slightly depressed toward the center-thereof. The openy center is partially surrounded by a dropped flange 16,k the lower edge of which is inturned to form: a support for a pan. The flanges 1G are eX- 80 tended from the longer sides of the opening -1 in the top 1l, the said flanges being omitted at the oblique corners 18. Omitting the fianges in this manner as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings serves to provide narrow slit openings above the nan 1T at all of t-he said oblique corners. In ,irvice the powder 12 from the holding chambcL of the box r10, is shaken through and seeps through to spread over the pan 17. i90

The pan 17 as is shown best in Figures 2 and 3 is depressed toward the center, in this manner facilitating the movement of the powder over the pan towards the said center, or away from the periphery of the opening of the top 11. In this manner any lodgment of the powder on the top 11 is avoided.

To prevent packing of the powder at the center of the pan 17 I have provided the knob 19. The knob 19 also serves to ,lift the 100 bow 20 which 4serves as a handle for the powder puff 21. By this means the center of the powder putt' is prevented from sinking to avoid the finger and the thumb of the user when seeking to lift the puff from the box.

The cover 15 is providetjivvith' the usual mirror 22 and is preferably attached tothe box body 10 by a hinge 23.

The pans 17 and 24 have a lifting clip 25 oy means of which the pan is lifted from its service position. Both styles of 'pans extend into the depressed opening of the top 1l and rest firmly on the `flanges i6. The spring of the dropped portions having the flange 15 serve to loclr or hold the pans l? andlll firmly in service position. Nhenit is desired to remove the said pans the iinger nail or some suitable device is extended below the clip 25 and pried upward so it will be found that the pans are easily removed It will be found that when thepans have been removed that the holding compartment of the box 10 can be easily charged with powder.

The modification shown in the pan 24 as seen in Figures 4; and 5 is that the knob 19 has been omitted therein.

It is obvious that in service when the cover 15 is closed the powder peti" 2l `is pressed firmly upon the top il and the powder which seeps through the openings under the edges 18 to the pan 17 is held from drifting from the said pan to the top ll, while the center of the pad is fully supplied with the said powder. ln this manner the box l resents at all times aneat and clean appearance.

*A Claims.

l. A vanity box comprising a powder holding compartment; an opencentered top therefor; a covering pan removably secured in service on saidtop for closing the center thereof; means communicating with the interior of said compartment for delivering a small quantity of powder from said coinpartment to the upper side of said pan; and.

a closure cover for said box adapted when closed for pressing a manipulator' for said powder close upon said pan for limiting the delivery of said powder from said compartment to said pan.

2. A vanity box comprisinga powder holding compartment; a top therefor having a depressed and open center for load ing said compartment; a covering pan reintegree holdingcompartment; an opencentered top n v having dropped flanges partially surrounding said opening; a covering pan removably andiirmly supported within the opening of said topy said pan being1 arranged to pro vide limited openings under said top for delivering of the powder in said compartment to the upper side of said pan; a closure cover for said box adapted when closed for pressing a manipulator for said powder upon said pan `for limiting the delivery of said powder from said compartmentto said pan; and means for elevating the center of said manipulator.

et. A vanity box comprising a powder holding compartment; an open-centered top having dropped flanges partially surrounding said opening; a covering pan removably and firmly supported within the opening' of said top, said pan being arranged to provide limited openings under said top for delivering of the powder in said com )artment to the upper side of said pan; a closure cover for said box adapted when closed for pressiupI a manipulator for said powder upon said pan for limiting the 'de-livery of said' @Airman o. remotas. 

